“The only thing he is guilty of is ambition. Of rising above his station. Did my father cut corners on the way? Yes. This is India. The game is rigged, the rules are stacked, you people make the rules in the first place. You already have everything, and you don’t want to share. So sometimes things must be taken. But ultimately, he gives people what they want. People like you, your colleague, they’ve always talked about him behind his back. I spent my school days listening to it. You know he sent me to a good school, he wanted me to improve, to mix with people like you. I was expelled. My classmates spoke just loud enough that I could hear. I could be reminded we were never like them. Thing is, the world has changed.”
Deepti Kapoor, “Age of Vice”, 2023
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